Prompt: The Doctoral Program is interested in your reasons for pursuing doctoral studies. Please describe them in an essay ranging from 500-700 words. Include the major field area to which you are applying (Accounting; Decision, Risk and Operations; Finance and Economics; Management; or Marketing).
My journey pursuing a PhD in finance and economics has hardly been straightforward: Although I started my undergraduate education as a film major, I quickly came to appreciate the analytical rigor found within the discipline. While a film major focuses on artistic storytelling, I developed a preference for the stories you can tell through a study of economics. While both are undoubtedly creative, my interest pivoted to this education in
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My curiosity drives me in the classroom as well. Not only have I demonstrated success by graduating with both departmental and school-wide honors studying economics, but I also supplemented this education with substantive mathematical coursework through Real Analysis and Differential Equations. Despite the obvious dichotomy between math and the original film major, I have been most successful in my math classes, exhibiting a perfect record despite the rigor. However, the real rewards from these courses are illustrated by my comfort and mastery economic topics that four years ago would have challenged me.
By maturing as both an academic and researcher, I am now able to tackle more intricate topics and teach them to others. While at Claremont McKenna College, I wrote an honors economics thesis using Regression Discontinuity Design to analyze incumbency advantage in State Legislatures around the United States. Additionally, I taught fellow student both at the beginning of their economic careers as a recitation lecturer at in a 50-person economics lecture, and at the end, by tutoring seniors in STATA and Econometrics during their theses. Ultimately, I am interested in the finance and economics because I am primarily interested in the relationship between an economy and its people. The advantage of this program against that of a purely traditional economics degree is that it incorporates the financial sector that pervades through every industry. I learned this first
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There are several reasons as to why I settled on MBA - Finance as my concentration of choice. First and foremost, from quite an early age, I had a great liking for analytical subjects. Indeed, I found mathematics more interesting than science subjects. This is a passion that has continued to propagate in me and for this reason; I would say that my selection of the said concentration comes naturally. Next, my concentration of choice happens to be in line with my long-term career goals. As I have already indicated elsewhere in this text, I intend to become a finance director in a reputable organization. I view an MBA in Finance as a stepping stone towards this particular goal. It is important to note that competition for jobs in the
My interest in taking Advanced Placement U.S. Government/Macroeconomics stems from my segmented historical learning experience thus far in my Brophy career. I have delved into the developmental watersheds of societies in the ancient world, Europe, and the United States. In doing so, however, I have not yet focused my attention on a most immediate piece of the puzzle–the very processes and principles of modern-day American capitalism. And as a senior, I would like to accept the challenge of Brophy's pinnacle in historical study. AP U.S. Gov. & Econ. would not only mold and solidify my expectations for a future of collegiate education, but it would also provide a comfortably-blended field of mathematics and historical knowledge.
There were nearly 10 million men dead of the 65 million men who fought in World War I (Harden). Frederic Henry is the driving code hero in A Farewell to Arms through the war as he shows much courage through the warzone, powers courageously through a struggle to validate himself, and acts in a realistic manner through his struggle with Catherine.
The structure of DNP Semester Saturday considers microeconomics, in which my incentives for attending the 8-hours session included earning participation grade, learning new ideas, and having face to face interactions with my classmates and professors. My opportunity cost included not being able to enjoy a beautiful, warm weather witnessed in Georgia after a long time. My economic decision to attend the session directed me to discover three relevant ideas related to economics, including application of theory in a DNP project, emotional intelligence, and the multiplier effect that might have a profound impact on my personal practice world.
I attended Franklin and Marshall College, a small liberal arts college in Lancaster Pennsylvania. My college experience did not turn out as initially anticipated. Originally, I intended on majoring in biochemistry or chemistry as I considered one day becoming a forensic scientist. Little did I realize, chemistry was not my specialty and decided after my freshman year to pursue my interest in public finance by enrolling in classes towards a major in Economics. During the summer between my junior and senior, I took an amazing opportunity to study economics and government in the Peoples Republic of China at the University of Shanghai. In 2011, I received a Bachelor of Arts degree, with a dual major in Economics and
Motivation is the “why” behind our behaviors. Behavior that is usually goal-oriented. The forces that lie beneath motivation can be biological, social, emotional or cognitive in nature. There are, indeed, a plethora of inducements that cause us to act the way we act and do the things we do. They include things like quenching our thirst, reading to gain knowledge, studying to ace an exam, surpassing quotas and meeting deadlines for a promotion, etc. According to Kendra Cherry’s article on “WHAT IS MOTIVATION”, there are three components of motivation: activation, persistence and intensity. Activation is the decision to initiate a behavior. Persistence is the continued effort toward a goal even though obstacles may exist. Intensity is the
Nevertheless, something changed, and I made a big mistake. On the first day of school, my classmates and I were informed that the school wouldn’t allow so many people in one class. The teachers asked a few of us to volunteer to move from the mostly sophomore AP Microeconomics and U.S. Government class over to the senior dominated AP Macroeconomics and Comparative Government class. Without thinking, I decided to jump
My business experiences have helped me decide why I wanted to pursue a degree in accounting. At a young age, I have always had an interest in math and the way money works in the economy. Being able to speak Spanish and English has also shaped my interests in the business industry.
I had the joy of attending Signature School, Indiana’s first public charter high school and continually ranked one of the best schools in the country. With a distinct international focus, SIG stood as a liberal island in a sea of Southern Indiana red. It pushed every boundary there was, and continued to push all of my borders, mentally and geographically. High school took me abroad for the first time and instilled in me my adoration of international travel. It was here that I fell in love with economics, finance, and international markets. I threw myself into school with as much zeal as I had gymnastics, placing my hope in a university that would allow me to see the world. Indiana University did just that. For four years it provided me with invaluable opportunities to study emerging markets in India and Croatia, and the German language in Austria. I continued my education in finance, and to my vast surprise, the state that I had so desperately tried to escape from my entire life, provided me with a world-class education. Following graduation, investment banking finally took me out of Indiana. I began my career on the shores of Lake Erie in Cleveland, Ohio and concluded it in San Francisco, California - finally a place that everyone wanted to visit. Eventually that unassailable urge to explore caught up
I love economics because it is not only the study of the cyclical nature of money, business, and the economy. I love economics because it also studies human behavior. I enjoy not only seeing the effect of a person's actions, but also the reason behind why they do what they do. In a surprising turn of events, I also found myself content drawing graphs depicting supply and demand and expansionary monetary policy. Having a bachelors in economics will provide me with the skills I need to get into law school and continue my ambition towards helping the oppressed and
The reason why I think this field of studies is suitable for me, is that I was very interested in Economics when in high school, and I have done two internships in the entertainement industry, more specifically in the television field. As summer jobs, I have also assisted the marketing team and the accounting team of my father’s business, an Audi and Volkswagen dealership group located in Orléans,
I walked into my very first class of college, a gregarious person was standing in the middle of the class singing and making everyone sing along with him. The person happened to be my Econ professor, Professor Heberling. Coming from Nepal, a high-power distance hierarchal society, it was uncommon to have professors sing, let alone students sing with in the class. Shocked and perplexed, I took the corner seat and made up my mind to drop the class next week. With three classes in, my perspective shifted – I wanted to learn more. With two months in, I knew I wanted to get into this field.
I want to study economics and build a solid knowledge in the field to be able to see the causes of things more clearly, understand and find out the ways to make good economic decisions, and build a career through which I can make good contribution to the field by using the acquired academic skills correctly.
I am self-motivated, and I look forward to getting involved in various societies on campus. With my enthusiasm for mathematics, in particular those oriented to statistics, and my aspiration to obtain a superior understanding of the economic theory and financial world, Economics is the course that I feel I am most suited to and I wish to continue my ambitions in the finance industry. However, I recognize that my passion for economics will lead me to numerous career